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Below is my ranking of the Season One episodes of the PBS Civil War medical series called "MERCY STREET". Created by Lisa Wolfinger and David Zabel, the series stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Hannah James and Josh Radnor: ( Read more... )
Below is my ranking of the Season One episodes of the PBS Civil War medical series called "MERCY STREET". Created by Lisa Wolfinger and David Zabel, the series stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Hannah James and Josh Radnor: ( Read more... )
Below are images from PBS's Civil War medical drama, "MERCY STREET". Created by Lisa Q. Wolfinger and David Zabel, the series stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Hannah James and Josh Radnor: ( Read more... )
The 19th Century in Television
May. 21st, 2016 06:24 pm
Recently, I noticed there have been a good number of television productions in both North America and Great Britain, set during the 19th century. Below is a list of those productions I have seen during this past decade in chronological: ( Read more... )
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- aldis hodge,
- alfre woodard,
- anastasia griffith,
- anna maxwell-martin,
- antebellum,
- ato essandoh,
- ben daniels,
- brian cox,
- christopher meloni,
- civil war,
- colm meaney,
- common,
- donal logue,
- eleanor tomlinson,
- eva green,
- franka potente,
- gary cole,
- georgian era,
- gilded age,
- greta scacchi,
- helen mccrory,
- history,
- james fleet,
- jane austen,
- jim broadbent,
- josh radnor,
- jurnee smollett-bell,
- l. scott caldwell,
- literary,
- marc blucas,
- mark gatiss,
- mary elizabeth winstead,
- matthew goode,
- matthew macfadyen,
- matthew rhys,
- mykelti williamson,
- napoleonic wars,
- paul dano,
- reed diamond,
- romola garai,
- ron white,
- rory kinnear,
- shirley henderson,
- television,
- timothy dalton,
- tom burke,
- tom noonan,
- tom ward,
- travel,
- victorian age
Below is a list of my favorite movie and television productions about the American Revolution and/or the Fourth of July holiday: ( Read more... )
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- adam baldwin,
- american revolution,
- bill pullman,
- brent spinner,
- british empire,
- burn gorman,
- chris cooper,
- christopher plummer,
- colonial america,
- danny huston,
- david morse,
- diane kruger,
- disney,
- donal logue,
- guy henry,
- harvey keitel,
- heath ledger,
- history,
- holidays,
- howard da silva,
- j.j. feild,
- jamie bell,
- jason isaacs,
- jeff daniels,
- jeff goldblum,
- joely richardson,
- jon turteltaub,
- jon voight,
- justin bartha,
- kevin r. mcnally,
- late 20th century,
- laura linney,
- maggie q,
- mary elizabeth winstead,
- movies,
- music,
- mythology,
- nicholas cage,
- old hollywood,
- paul giamatti,
- politics,
- robert stevenson,
- roland emmerich,
- rufus sewell,
- sean bean,
- stephen dillane,
- television,
- tom hanks,
- tom hollander,
- tom wilkinson,
- tommy lee jones,
- travel,
- vivica a. fox,
- will smith,
- zeljko ivanek
"LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD" (2007) Review
Apr. 24th, 2015 07:28 pm
"LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD" (2007) Review
When I had first heard about a third sequel to the 1988 action blockbuster, "DIE HARD" eight years ago, I thought Bruce Willis must have been very desperate to revive his career. Aside from the 2005 hit, "SIN CITY", he had not appeared in very successful movie in nearly a decade. ( Read more... )
Below are images from the 2007 action thriller, "LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD", the fourth entry of the DIE HARD film franchise. Based upon "A Farewell to Arms", John Carlin's 1997 article for "Wired" magazine and directed by Len Wiseman, the movie starred Bruce Willis and Justin Long: ( Read more... )
"A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD" (2013) Review
Mar. 13th, 2013 09:45 am
"A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD" (2013) Review
Five-and-a-half years following the successful release of the fourth movie in the DIE HARD movie franchise - 2007's "LIVE FREE AND DIE HARD", 20th Century Fox Studios release a fifth movie about the adventures of New York Police detective John McClane called "A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD". ( Read more... )
Below are images from "A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD", the fifth entry in the DIE HARD movie franchise. Directed by John Moore, the movie stars Bruce Willis and Jai Courtney: ( Read more... )
ABRAHAM LINCOLN - List of Books/Novels
Dec. 16th, 2012 08:47 pm
This year marked the release of three movies about or featuring the 16th President of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. He was born on Sinking Spring Farm, in southeast Hardin County, Kentucky (now part of LaRue County) on February 12, 1809; making him the first president born outside the original thirteen colonies. I could write an essay about his life and achievements. Instead, I have made a small list of historical books and novels centered around his four years as President: ( Read more... )
With the recent release of Steven Spielberg's new movie, "LINCOLN" and the upcoming release of Quentin Tarrantino's latest film, "DJANGO UNCHAINED", I found myself thinking about movies I have seen about slavery - especially slavery practiced in the United States. Below is a list of my favorite movies on the subject in chronological order: ( Read more... )
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- adam driver,
- alessandro nivola,
- american revolution,
- antebellum,
- anthony mackie,
- art evans,
- ato essandoh,
- avery brooks,
- benedict cumberbatch,
- british empire,
- bruce dern,
- bruce mcgill,
- christoph waltz,
- chuck connors,
- ciarán hinds,
- cicely tyson,
- civil war,
- colonial america,
- cooper huckabee,
- courtney b. vance,
- dane dehaan,
- daniel day-lewis,
- david carradine,
- david oyelowo,
- david strathairn,
- dick anthony williams,
- dominic cooper,
- don johnson,
- donald sutherland,
- early america,
- elizabeth marvel,
- embeth davidtz,
- forest whitaker,
- georg stanford brown,
- georgian era,
- gilded age,
- gloria reuben,
- glynn turman,
- hal holbrook,
- history,
- ioan gruffudd,
- james garner,
- james mason,
- james read,
- james remar,
- james spader,
- jamie foxx,
- jane austen,
- jared harris,
- jason patric,
- jimmi simpson,
- john hawkes,
- john jakes,
- john saxon,
- jonah hill,
- jonny lee miller,
- joseph gordon-levitt,
- kerry washington,
- kirstie alley,
- lee horsley,
- lee pace,
- leonardo dicaprio,
- lesley anne down,
- levar burton,
- lindsay duncan,
- literary,
- lou gossett jr.,
- m.c. gainey,
- mary elizabeth winstead,
- mexican-american war,
- michael gambon,
- mira sorvino,
- movies,
- nicholas farrell,
- old west,
- olivia cole,
- patrick swayze,
- philip casnoff,
- politics,
- quentin tarantino,
- robert carlyle,
- romola garai,
- ron white,
- rufus sewell,
- sally field,
- sam waterston,
- samuel l. jackson,
- steven spielberg,
- sylvestra le touzel,
- television,
- thandie newton,
- tim blake nelson,
- toby jones,
- tommy lee jones,
- travel,
- walton goggins
Top Ten Favorite Movies of Summer 2012
Sep. 26th, 2012 04:31 pm
Below is a list of my top ten (10) favorite movies from the Summer of 2012. Any movies missing from this list either have not been seen by me or simply failed to impress me.( Read more... )
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- alan arkin,
- albert finney,
- alexis denisof,
- alice eve,
- anne hathaway,
- antebellum,
- anthony mackie,
- bill nighy,
- brett cullen,
- bryan cranston,
- burn gorman,
- chris evans,
- chris hemsworth,
- christian bale,
- christopher lee,
- christopher nolan,
- civil war,
- clark gregg,
- cobie smulders,
- colin farrell,
- colonial america,
- corey stoll,
- dane dehaan,
- dc comics,
- desmond harrington,
- dominic cooper,
- donna murphy,
- early 20th century,
- early america,
- edward norton,
- elizabeth marvel,
- embeth davidtz,
- emma thompson,
- eric bana,
- eva green,
- gary oldman,
- georgian era,
- great depression,
- guy pearce,
- gwyneth paltrow,
- helena bonham-carter,
- history,
- irrfan khan,
- jason bourne,
- jason clarke,
- jenny agutter,
- jeremy renner,
- jessica biel,
- jessica chastain,
- jimmi simpson,
- john cho,
- johnny depp,
- jon favreau,
- jonny lee miller,
- joseph gordon-levitt,
- josh brolin,
- joss whedon,
- juno temple,
- kate beckinsale,
- liam neeson,
- literary,
- marion cotillard,
- mark ruffalo,
- marvel,
- mary elizabeth winstead,
- matthew modine,
- maximiliano hernández,
- mia wasikowska,
- michael caine,
- michael stuhlbarg,
- michelle pfieffer,
- mid 20th century,
- mike colter,
- morgan freeman,
- movies,
- mythology,
- nestor carbonell,
- oscar isaac,
- paul bettany,
- politics,
- post-apocalypse,
- powers boothe,
- prohibition,
- rachel weisz,
- robert downey jr.,
- rufus sewell,
- samuel l. jackson,
- scarlett johansson,
- scott glenn,
- shia labeouf,
- sports,
- stacy keach,
- stellan skarsgård,
- steven spielberg,
- television,
- time travel,
- tom hardy,
- tom hiddleston,
- tommy lee jones,
- tony gilroy,
- travel,
- will smith,
- will yun lee
"ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER" (2012) Review
If someone had told me about two to three years ago about a fictional story featuring a historical leader and his encounters with the supernatural . . . I would have laughed in that person's face. Hell, I would that about a year ago. Then two years ago, Seth Grahame-Smith wrote a novel about Abraham Lincoln battling vampires. And you know what? I did not laugh. But I sure as hell did not take it seriously. ( Read more... )
Below are images from the new supernatural thriller based upon Seth Grahame-Smith's 2010 novel, "ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER". Directed by Timur Nuruakhitovich Bekmambetov, the movie stars Benjamin Walker, Dominic Cooper and Anthony Mackie: ( Read more... )
